Author Topic: Samsung 51F5000/51H5000 - Bang for the Buck Full HD Plasma (Read 262225 times)

praktikal · « **Reply #780 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 08:50 AM »

Quote from: emvi_2000 on Dec 20, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Natakot na naman yata ako to purchase this model...

Kung may takot, hanap ka na lang ng iba. Sa daming units na pinaayos o pinalitan, sapat na para iwasan. Medyo may kasamang risk ang purchase.

skooter · « **Reply #781 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 10:43 AM »

Quote from: praktikal on Dec 21, 2013 at 08:50 AM

Kung may takot, hanap ka na lang ng iba. Sa daming units na pinaayos o pinalitan, sapat na para iwasan. Medyo may kasamang risk ang purchase.

- ok lang yan, basta mura ang product ganyan talaga makuha mo, sakit na ulo hehehe....

disturbed · « **Reply #782 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 06:43 PM »

^ do not generalize naman bro..so far wala naman prob yung mga bumili iba dito..

klipsch · « **Reply #783 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 07:50 PM »

Yup, bought 4 units for this model. No problem on all so far. Running 24/7.

megalomania · « **Reply #784 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 08:31 PM »

Also enjoying mine. =)

Do you guys do the 100hours break-in?

For now tinigil ko muna dynamic and movie mode. Standard mode lang muna. Or ok lang na mataas na agad contrast?

emvi_2000 · « **Reply #785 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 08:43 PM »

to buy or not to buy this model? (plus a TV rack pa)...hehe

raptor · « **Reply #786 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 08:52 PM »

it has 2 year warranty from reputable brand ... more expensive models does not guarantee that you won't have a problem ... mas maganda nga magka problema during warranty, libre palit or repair

megalomania · « **Reply #787 on:** Dec 21, 2013 at 09:58 PM »

Quote from: emvi_2000 on Dec 21, 2013 at 08:43 PM

to buy or not to buy this model? (plus a TV rack pa)...hehe

I recommend this tv. First plasma ko sir and hindi ako nagsisi. Between this and SonyW654, I chose this and no regrets. Big screen + PQ! =)

yvesjae · « **Reply #788 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 07:35 AM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 21, 2013 at 08:31 PM

Also enjoying mine. =)

Do you guys do the 100hours break-in?

For now tinigil ko muna dynamic and movie mode. Standard mode lang muna. Or ok lang na mataas na agad contrast?

I'll break-in my unit up to 100 hours so I watch with no black bars at the moment.
Also followed the calibration settings provided in page 3 but I set the contrast to 90 instead of 100.

yvesjae · « **Reply #789 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 07:37 AM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 21, 2013 at 09:58 PM

I recommend this tv. First plasma ko sir and hindi ako nagsisi. Between this and SonyW654, I chose this and no regrets. Big screen + PQ! =)

My nephew and I also bought this model.
Mine's been running for 15 hours while his is at 120+ hours already. We've not encountered any problems yet.

megalomania · « **Reply #790 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 08:21 AM »

Quote from: yvesjae on Dec 22, 2013 at 07:35 AM

I'll break-in my unit up to 100 hours so I watch with no black bars at the moment.
Also followed the calibration settings provided in page 3 but I set the contrast to 90 instead of 100.

I see sir. Ako din I watch na din with no black bars, encountered IR with it, mostly info from remote (title, menu options) although nawawala din naman after a while.

megalomania · « **Reply #791 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 11:56 AM »

Btw, what brand of optical cable do you recommend and how much? Tnx.

anchit · « **Reply #792 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 05:26 PM »

Ibhave this D-Nice break in slides. I used it sa panasonic plasma ko. Let me know if youre interested i can email it to you. Just pm me.

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #793 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 07:04 PM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 22, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Btw, what brand of optical cable do you recommend and how much? Tnx.

It doesn't matter which brand you get as it's optical.

No one's stopping you from getting the most expensive brand, but it won't be any better than the 200 peso kind.

skooter · « **Reply #794 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 07:06 PM »

if u intend to use the tv's optical out you'll be disappointed pcm signal lang ang lumabas dyan basta ang source galing sa mga tv's hdmi ports.

megalomania · « **Reply #795 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 09:48 PM »

Quote from: Verbl Kint on Dec 22, 2013 at 07:04 PM

It doesn't matter which brand you get as it's optical.

No one's stopping you from getting the most expensive brand, but it won't be any better than the 200 peso kind.

I see. Where can i buy the 200php one? Hehe. I tried looking at cdrking wala daw sila optical.

megalomania · « **Reply #796 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 09:50 PM »

Quote from: skooter on Dec 22, 2013 at 07:06 PM

if u intend to use the tv's optical out you'll be disappointed pcm signal lang ang lumabas dyan basta ang source galing sa mga tv's hdmi ports.

Not familiar with pcm signals but i intend to use optical to be able to output the sound from usb downloads to my ht. and for ps3 games though i dont want to use this plasma for that.

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #797 on:** Dec 22, 2013 at 10:29 PM »

Latest firmware version is 1024.1 (release date 11/18/2013).

Download firmware and instructions from here.

skooter · « **Reply #798 on:** Dec 23, 2013 at 03:11 PM »

no dolby surround / DTS sa optical out basta ang source galing sa mga HDMI ports sa TV.

megalomania · « **Reply #799 on:** Dec 23, 2013 at 07:32 PM »

Quote from: skooter on Dec 23, 2013 at 03:11 PM

no dolby surround / DTS sa optical out basta ang source galing sa mga HDMI ports sa TV.

I see. Thanks for the info. So same lang quality with RCA? How can we utilize this optical then? Parang nanghinayang tuloy ako sa binili kong ht.

raptor · « **Reply #800 on:** Dec 23, 2013 at 07:43 PM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 23, 2013 at 07:32 PM

I see. Thanks for the info. So same lang quality with RCA? How can we utilize this optical then? Parang nanghinayang tuloy ako sa binili kong ht.

it would be best to get the input audio from dvd, bd, or nmt source, not from the tv if you want HD audio

lite751 · « **Reply #801 on:** Dec 23, 2013 at 07:50 PM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 23, 2013 at 07:32 PM

I see. Thanks for the info. So same lang quality with RCA? How can we utilize this optical then? Parang nanghinayang tuloy ako sa binili kong ht.

Nope, di po sayang yan. Connect your TV's optical out to the optical in of your receiver. Then set the TV's speaker settings to external speaker and select DTS. Sound output will be very much different as compared to PCM (when speaker settings set to TV, dolby and DTS are grayed out).

As what sir raptor said, it's better to have an external player. In the meantime enjoy your TV and your HT.

skooter · « **Reply #802 on:** Dec 23, 2013 at 08:00 PM »

Quote from: lite751 on Dec 23, 2013 at 07:50 PM

Nope, di po sayang yan. Connect your TV's optical out to the optical in of your receiver. Then set the TV's speaker settings to external speaker and select DTS. Sound output will be very much different as compared to PCM (when speaker settings set to TV, dolby and DTS are grayed out).

As what sir raptor said, it's better to have an external player. In the meantime enjoy your TV and your HT.

raptor is right...there's no way you can get DTS from the tv's optical out, you would know that coz your HT would indicate in its display on what type of signal is receiving.

megalomania · « **Reply #803 on:** Dec 24, 2013 at 12:02 PM »

Quote from: lite751 on Dec 23, 2013 at 07:50 PM

Nope, di po sayang yan. Connect your TV's optical out to the optical in of your receiver. Then set the TV's speaker settings to external speaker and select DTS. Sound output will be very much different as compared to PCM (when speaker settings set to TV, dolby and DTS are grayed out).

As what sir raptor said, it's better to have an external player. In the meantime enjoy your TV and your HT.

A I see. So as long as sa external player siya ok na? Will try it out soon, though I don't have bluray movies yet for my ps3. Maghunt muna din ako ng optical cable, hehe. Katamad mag-mall dahil sa trapik.

In the meantime I am breaking-in my unit with slides provided by anchit. Thanks sir! Running around 3 hours pa lang. Hehe. Sana mawala na ung mga issues na na-encounter ko.

yvesjae · « **Reply #804 on:** Dec 24, 2013 at 06:53 PM »

Quote from: megalomania on Dec 24, 2013 at 12:02 PM

A I see. So as long as sa external player siya ok na? Will try it out soon, though I don't have bluray movies yet for my ps3. Maghunt muna din ako ng optical cable, hehe. Katamad mag-mall dahil sa trapik.

In the meantime I am breaking-in my unit with slides provided by anchit. Thanks sir! Running around 3 hours pa lang. Hehe. Sana mawala na ung mga issues na na-encounter ko.

regarding optical cable, just saw the Audio Pro brand in Ace Hardware. price is around P600+ and cable length is 1.5 meters.

dulber32 · « **Reply #805 on:** Dec 25, 2013 at 07:04 PM »

Merry Christmas mga ka 51F5000

DTNS · « **Reply #806 on:** Dec 25, 2013 at 09:04 PM »

I will join your club very soon!

dulber32 · « **Reply #807 on:** Dec 26, 2013 at 01:45 AM »

sir DTNS, kala ko kumuha ka na nung previous posts pa?

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #808 on:** Dec 26, 2013 at 06:53 AM »

The TV got extended use during xmas and xmas eve from friends and relatives who paid us a visit. Outside of the occasional stuck pixel, there have been absolutely no issues at all with PQ, response rate and IR.

Over 30 hours of use logged and did not go through any break-in slides or anything of the sort.

Default modes are Standard for cable and Movie mode for HDMI. Sports and Game modes have not yet been used. Manufacture date is July 2013 with firmware version 1024.1.

Needless to say, I have been very happy with this purchase.

lite751 · « **Reply #809 on:** Dec 26, 2013 at 08:00 AM »

Quote from: Verbl Kint on Dec 26, 2013 at 06:53 AM

The TV got extended use during xmas and xmas eve from friends and relatives who paid us a visit. Outside of the occasional stuck pixel, there have been absolutely no issues at all with PQ, response rate and IR.

Over 30 hours of use logged and did not go through any break-in slides or anything of the sort.

Default modes are Standard for cable and Movie mode for HDMI. Sports and Game modes have not yet been used. Manufacture date is July 2013 with firmware version 1024.1.

Needless to say, I have been very happy with this purchase.

Same here, no issues so far after 3 weeks of use. Mon-Fri TV use average of 3hrs/day. Sat-Sun movie mode, average 8hrs/day. Extremely satisfied with this purchase. Coming from LED, this TV now has become my standard when it comes to PQ (haven't even tried tweaking the calibration settings yet).

Sir, did you update your firmware? Is there a significant difference compared to the stock firmware? TIA!